How Not to Lose an Election

Political consultant Craig Copland offers the first-time local candidate a few down-to-earth tips on how to avoid disaster on the campaign trail.

The American Way!

What's more American than running for office? But can you make a difference? Yes, says political consultant Craig Copland. “There are 600,000-plus elected offices in this country. If America is to remain a beacon of freedom and prosperity,” he advises, good people “need to be elected as county clerks, judges, water commissioners, mayors, school board trustees, state legislators, and every other rank of public office in the country.”